Aurelija's TV production blog

NOTES FROM CLASS Editing is unique to fimaking and is refered to as "invisible art" because if it's done well you won't notice it. The first layer of continuity editing is telling the continuis story, but that doesn't mean that every part of the scene needs to be in the final edit, just the bits that tell the story. The simple rule of less = more applies all the way through the editing process. The most creative layer of editing is creating drama of a scene through pacing. rhythm and emotion. The main thrust of pace is created through how quickly or slowly you cut from one shot/scene to the next. Ordinaraly, a scene starts wide and slow and then gets closer and quicker. Every cut must have a reason. Where you position your characters in a scene is crucial in editing - whose story is it? EDITS The first edit had to be the expansive version of the edits and include lots of cuts and given matirial. Personally, I think I'd rather have it ...

It was tough to choose the series I wanted to direct, mainly because there's too many to choose from. In the end I ended up thinking what I would love to re-watch and it was Suits! I chose this scene because I really liked how they introduced the characters and watching it I had a vague idea where I could film it. I know theres a lot of dialogue and not that much action in the second part of the scene, but I think I could find good actors for the scene and pull it off. This video isn't the full scene that I've chosen, but it's the best version that I could find online (that wasn't in illegal websites).

This time we were given a short script and told to shoot the scene two ways - one where the camera was inside the space between the characters and the second one where the camera was behind the characters (over the shoulder). Choosing the perspective (inside or outside) creates different feels. Being inside the space makes the viewer feel involved in the conversation. It also makes the conversation between the characters feel a bit more personal and intimate. Taking the outside perspective approach makes the viewer an observer and the whole situation less intimate. Next day we were handed the same script just told to film it on location instead of the studio we were filming before.  I decided to film it in the little kitchen we have in our baseroom. Maybe they're flatmates that don't really know each other well (let's ignore the writing on the cabnet). I wanted to show that they get more personal when they start talking about what person A (Je...